Chalcos District Explained

Chalcos
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ayacucho
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Sucre
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
P1:12 populated places
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:April 3, 1928
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Chalcos
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:58.43
Elevation M:3645
Population Total:748
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:050903

Chalcos is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

Population

The population of Chalcos is 748 people, 376 men and 372 women.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.70%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are:[1]

References

-14.6939°N -74.1242°W

Notes and References

  1. http://desa.inei.gob.pe/ INEI
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe